I realized the last time I did one of these, it was proclaimed by myself that the next one would be out by the end of February. Honestly, I have not felt like doing one of these until now. Next week will be another one of these; that is because there will be a few things to discuss. Among other things, yesterday I received the first of two vaccines (Pfizer, to be exact). That went fine but more details will be provided next time.
To go in chronological order, I'll mention that last month my mom's best friend visited for a little more than a week. It was nice for me, dad and her to visit various restaurants. Not all of them enforced a mask policy and one had NO employees wearing masks, but as I know not everyone will agree with me and my opinion on such things... I'll just say that there's hardly been any issue with me wearing a mask for all these months. Thankfully the decision I made to visit Universal Studios CityWalk on Fat Tuesday did not turn out to be a disaster (even if Moe's was the restaurant chosen as most of the other places were booked solid) as everyone liked the food and liked seeing what that area looks like now.
On the 22nd of February I turned 40; it's amazing to me too. For the day, my main activity was visiting Disney Springs and checking out two locations that had just opened: an M&M's store and an Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew. Purchases were made at both and the latter makes rather tasty donuts. After that there's been plenty of dull moments, although that wasn't a big deal to me. At least I can recommend a local restaurant that recently opened: 145 Degree Seafood Boil. I've ordered shrimp from there more than once as One time I was at the Animal Kingdom and that was neat but other than that, the last week or so was when some interesting things happened. For the first time I went to a Sprouts Farmers Market, an obvious competitor to Whole Foods. It also reminded me of Lucky's Market, a place I wish hadn't gone all but defunct.
Last week, a day was spent going on my longest road trip in what had to be about a year and a half: to Daytona Beach as I visited the just-opened Bucee's gas station and massive convenience store. It's a cult favorite in Texas and now has locations in both Daytona and St. Augustine. I've known of it for a few years so I wanted to visit. Finally I was able to and the sheer amount of different products offered was staggering: some sporting goods, various bric a brac home goods (such as those signs that some people hang around the house), clothing, and more than just food & drinks... there are several stations where food is offered: brisket, various sandwiches, fudge, chicken tenders-which I had and they were acceptable-and even various kolaches. Various items were purchased while I was there, including incredibly cheap gasoline. That wasn't the only thing I did in the area but it was definitely the highlight. Like I said, I'll be back soon with some new adventures to share.
